Chapter 16 - Black Market
Lin Li was more or less surprised when he came out of the reception room.
Ever since the Leviathan Gorilla incident, Ina had never given Cromwell any pleasant looks. Lin Li knew then that the warm-hearted mage had been enthusiastic for nothing.
But he had not expected Cromwell would vent his frustration of not winning Ina’s heart on him.
Lin Li felt quite wronged, it was as if he had been bitten by a mad dog for no particular reason. He hadn’t cared much for Ina from the beginning, but he was still targeted by the mad dog Cromwell.
He dares to bite me? Then he’d better be prepared to be beaten! The more Lin Li thought about it, the more aggrieved he felt.
Just as he was feeling aggrieved, he heard footsteps shuffling from behind.
“Felic, are you free?” Kevin advanced with a smile and greeted Lin Li. “If there’s nothing to do, can you accompany me to town? I have some things to buy.”
“Come on! Are you blind? This is a damn authentic Thorned Beast fur and you find it expensive for a hundred silver coins? You can make a leather armor out of it and it’ll last you forever! What goddamn world we are in, a hundred silver coins for a life and it’s still not worth it…”
“You want to make a leather armor with this damn thing? Go back and make a diaper for your son with that. Stop talking rubbish with me, I’ll take it for 50 silver coins at most. If you’re unwilling, I’ll go to another store!”
“50 silver coins for a Thorned Beast fur? Are you still f*cking asleep? Forget it, I’ll take it that I’m doing a good deed and sell it to you for 80 silver coins, how’s that? If you don’t want it, scram. Don’t block my damn way to fortune!”
The fierce bargaining was an eye-opener for Lin Li. Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he’d have thought there was some deep hatred between the two men just listening to their voices.
“Felic… Felic!” It was a ruckus all around. Kevin had to shout into Lin Li’s ears for him to hear. “Squeeze to the front a little more!”
“What?”
Kevin raised his voice higher and pointed his finger to the front. “I said! Squeeze! Forward!”
“Oh!”
With all their strength, they finally squeezed out into a gap in the crowd.
“Here it is.” Kevin panted heavily. He stopped in front of a small hut.
Lin Li looked up. There was a sign outside the hut that looked like it was ready to fall off anytime. A few big words were written on the sign in dexterous calligraphy—Jarrosus Exchange.
“…” Lin Li almost choked in his breath. How could such a dilapidated house be associated with trade?